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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7404556 | Automatic angle adjustment mechanism for stacking apparatus A device for stacking sheets includes a layboy, a transfer conveyor, a main conveyor, a diverting apparatus, and an accumulator. The main conveyor is pivotably mounted to a base to that it may be pivoted between an upper position and a lower position. The diverting ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7222724 | Apparatus for transporting flat work pieces An apparatus for transporting flat work pieces has a first conveyor and a second conveyor. An inlet mouth is formed from the first conveyor and the second conveyor. The apparatus is distinguished by a geometry of the inlet mouth which can be optimized with regard to... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7152857 | Paper feed and output assembly, and image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus, which has sophisticated functions of feeding recording paper of various sizes selectively and of sorting printed paper, is reduced in size. The feed bin sorters, the output bin sorters, and the output tray are arranged in tiers. Pre-print... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7104747 | Load change safety system A load change safety system in which a sheet stacker having a stacking deck formed with a discharge end discharges sheet material onto and builds a sheet stack on a conveying sheet stack removal system formed with a receiving means. A variable pinch point gap is for... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7070180 | Method and device for stacking flat mailings The present invention relates to a method and a device for stacking flat mailings, in which the thickness of each individually conveyed mailing that is to be stacked is detected within a main control loop. The underfloor belt is displaced away from the stacking loca... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066462 | Method of and apparatus for stacking sheets of paper and the like A stream of successive sheets of paper, foil or the like is converted into a series of piles at a stacking station where successive sheets are caused to descend onto a pallet which is adjacent a monitoring device serving to transmit signals denoting the levels of su... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048111 | Hopper loader apparatus and method A hopper loader apparatus and method for delivering signatures to a binding line, the hopper loader including a first conveyor having a horizontal entry portion and an arched exit portion. During operation of the hopper, the signatures are loaded onto the horizontal... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029002 | Drop pocket system for reorienting flat articles A drop pocket system and method reorients flat articles in a serial stream, by horizontally receiving a horizontally moving, serial input stream of substantially vertically oriented flat articles, sensing reception of each flat article, engaging each sensed flat art... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011302 | Vertical pocket feeder Vertical pocket feeder signature handling equipment which supplies signatures in an on-edge orientation one at a time to bindery equipment. The vertical pocket feeder particularly cooperates with a hopper loader apparatus which transfers and separates individual sig... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6986635 | Load change safety system A load change safety system in which a sheet stacker having a stacking deck formed with a discharge end discharges sheet material onto and builds a sheet stack on a conveying sheet stack removal system formed with a receiving means. A variable pinch point gap is for... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6978996 | Flat printing material-processing machine with an auxiliary pile carrier A machine for processing flat printing material, in particular a sheet processing rotary printing press, includes at least one processing station in the form of a printing unit, a feeder for loading the processing station with sheets of the printing material, a deli... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6557846 | Safety lock for upstacker A safety lock for locking an upstacker conveyor in an elevated position by means of a safety lock having a retractable member which is inserted between elevating members and the frame of the upstacker. Specifically, the safety lock is inserted between ele... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6427999 | Signature hopper loader apparatus and method A signature hopper loader apparatus and method for delivering signatures in a shingled stream to the hopper.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6234473 | Zero feed interrupt sheet stacker A zero feed interrupt sheet stacker conveying an uninterrupted stream of sheets in which a sheet accumulator catches holds and deposits a stack of sheets upon a load receiving device. The accumulator includes a curtain which is extended into the stream of... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6042108 | Zero feed interrupt sheet stacker A zero feed interrupt sheet stacker conveying an uninterrupted stream of sheets in which a sheet accumulator catches holds and deposits a stack of sheets upon a load receiving device. The accumulator includes a curtain which is extended into the stream of... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6003859 | Apparatus for supplying printed products to processing stations A conveyor (10) has a self-contained main conveyor line (12), a number of feed lines (14, 14') in the form of buffer lines and a return line (16, 16'). Each feed line (14, 14') is associated to a processing station (26, 26'). The feed lines (14, 14') are ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5988632 | Apparatus for stacking and storing sheets A staple sorter comprising a large-capacity non-sort tray. Sheets are stacked one by one on a plurality of bins so as to make collated sets of sheets (sort mode), and each set is stapled by a staple unit. A sheet conveyer gate has rollers and is capable o... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5904465 | Stacker with discharge control A machine for conveying, discharging and stacking sheets such as carton blanks is disclosed in which the velocity of the blanks is substantially reduced as they are discharged from the conveyor into the stacking area.... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5439209 | Paper stacking apparatus A device for arranging sheets of paper (32) in a stack (33) having a frame (2) to be mounted fixed in place, with an inlet opening (62) for introducing the sheets (32) to be stacked. The arm (4) is pivotably seated at its rear end on the frame (2) and con... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5253859 | Apparatus and method for stacking sheet-like articles An apparatus and method for stacking a plurality of flat articles on edge, comprising a discharge magazine for sequentially receiving and stacking the flat articles in a stack, the discharge magazine including moveable discharge support belts adapted to s... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5224697 | Device for the formation of a stack of flat articles, especially mail envelopes A device which forms a stack of flat articles such as envelopes is disclosed. A conveyor delivers flat articles to a movable carriage. The movable carriage includes a horizontal support and vertical support for aligning flat articles received. A stacking ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5110116 | Apparatus to remove folded products, particularly folded newspaper products or newspaper sections, from a carrier structure, and method of such removal Folded products, supplied in dual-comb like interdigited form are transported by a transport chain system (75) carrying grippers (84, 85) in a vertical direction to form a vertical stack. Grippers engage alternate products about their fold line, and hold ... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4958827 | Sheet ejector A sheet ejector for transporting sheets discharged from a sheet handling apparatus such as electronic copying machine or facsimile machine to a sheet tray is disclosed. The sheet discharged from the sheet handling apparatus is pinched by a movable member ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4940219 | Apparatus for forming a stack of flat objects such as letters An apparatus for forming a stack of flat objects such as letters on a support is disclosed. A conveyor moves flat objects to the support. A stacking apparatus moves the flat objects onto the support into abutment against a jogging wall of the support. The... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4883265 | Tray apparatus A tray apparatus for stacking sheets discharged from an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, a printer, a facsimile machine and other recording machines. The tray apparatus has a sheet aligning member in the form of an endless web which is c... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4817934 | Dual tote sorter and stacker The present invention comprises a dual tote sorting and stacking apparatus for continuously transporting, sorting and stacking sequentially fed sheets of paper such as from printing, copying and duplicating machinery. The apparatus employs mass airflow ty... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4802664 | Arrangement for the feeding of sheets to a magazine An apparatus for feeding out sheets to a stacking magazine wherein the sheets are fed out from a carriage which is lifted in timed relation with the growth of the stack of sheets so that the sheets are continuously fed out directly to the top end of the s... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4566686 | Apparatus for forming a spiral-layered coiled stack from substantially two-dimensional flat structures continuously arriving in imbricated formation A stack support rotating about an upright axis is arranged beneath a discharge station of a delivery conveyor for the imbricated formation. The stack support and at least the discharge station of the delivery conveyor are adjustable in height in relation ... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4564189 | Articulating sheet material conveyor A method and apparatus are disclosed for transporting sheet materials from a source location to a stacking workstation. A lower conveyor is positioned between the source location and the stacking work station. An upper conveyor having a first conveyor sec... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4552351 | Bill storing mechanism for automatic teller machines In a currency deposit and dispensing machine, a movable stacking assembly having a pair of paddle wheels is provided in the box for receiving the deposited bills. A predetermined box for receiving the deposited bills. A predetermined space is kept between... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4518160 | Flat article stacking and tray loading apparatus A tray loading apparatus includes an inclined support having a displaceable front part so that the front wall of a tray can be brought into abutment with the front end of a stack carried by the support and to be loaded in the tray after a backing plate su... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4359218 | Continuous sheet collection and discharge system A collector and discharge mechanism permits a continuous flow of sheet material into a stacker station while predetermined size batches are removed from the growing stack and discharged for processing and cartoning. The mechanism includes a kick-off assem... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4311430 | Method of feeding sheets A sheet feeding apparatus and method in which the stack of sheets forming the load are fed onto a pivoting cradle whose pivot axis is at a height permitting substantially horizontal delivery of the sheets to the receiving conveyor. After each loading of t... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4311425 | Stacking of materials A stacking assemblage fed from a conveyor which transports materials to a staging area. The materials are formed into a tier on a movable platen of the assemblage in accordance with a prescribed pattern. The platen can be raised or lowered to a desired le... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4279555 | Machine for stacking panels A machine for stacking rectangular sheets of relatively rigid material such as panels, counters, doors, plastic sheets, or the like which has an input conveyor for receiving the panels as they are placed horizontally thereon, an elevator conveyor pivotall... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4268028 | Automatic sheet handling apparatus In the herein automatic conveyor system for conveying corrugated cardboard sheets from a sheet making machine or the like, the sheets are delivered to a stacker conveyor and the aligning system for the sheets in the stack includes back-stops spaced from t... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4265578 | Sheet feeding apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus in which the stack of sheets forming the load are fed onto a pivoting cradle whose pivot axis is at a height permitting substantially horizontal delivery of the sheets to the receiving conveyor. After each loading of the cradle, ... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4169586 | Automatic device for stacking circular workpieces Apparatus for stacking stackable workpieces in a plurality of side-by-side vertical columns. The apparatus includes a stacking head transversely movable on a frame, and a conveyor attached to the head for directing individual workpieces to the head. The h... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4127264 | Apparatus for depositing objects of small thickness, especially skins, e.g. for the stacking thereof An apparatus for stacking skins uses an endless conveyor belt mounted on a support and driven by a drum at an upstream end, and passing around a pair of rollers. The latter are displaceable relative to the drum to define a pair of retractable and extendab... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4119220 | Sheet feeding apparatus Disclosed is a sheet feeding apparatus in which the stack of sheets forming the load are fed onto a pivoting cradle whose pivot axis is at a height permitting substantially horizontal delivery of the sheets to the receiving conveyor. After each loading of... | 10/10/1978 |
